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Humpback whales feed on anchovies in California.
20 tons
AMOUNT of food some of the biggest whales eat every day, according to new research. Calorie-wise, it’s about the same as consuming 80,000 Big Macs.
Source: NPR
$43.2 million
WINNING BID at auction in November for a first printing of the U.S. Constitution. It’s one of 13 surviving copies of the document produced for the 1787 Constitutional Convention and Continental Congress.
Source: Associated Press
46%
PERCENTAGE of Gen Z Americans who say that Covid-19 has made pursuing education or career goals more difficult, higher than any other age group.
Source: AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research